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ENTRAL

THEATRE

Under New Management. TO-DAY TO SATURDAY, At 230, 515, 715 & 9,80 p.m. A LOVE STORY THAT FIRES DRAMAWITH THE HUMAN SPARK!..

・・・ Love Their Pilot Through

THE

Hollywood's Thrill-Shot Skies...While Far Below a Woman Waited-Eyes Hungrily Scanning the Clouds, Heart With Them in the Heavens...

LOST SQUADRON

Starring

RICHARD DIX

MARY ASTOR 1 ROBT, ARKSTRONG JOEL MCCREADOROTHY JORDAN Directed by George Archainbaud

Not an Air Show, but an Air Show in the Making!... Behind-Scenes With Hollywood's Thrill Machine!

NEXT CHANGE

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPHI,

CINEMA SCREENINGS

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE

THEATRES.

An intriguing romance

between

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1932.

"Amateur Daddy."

Marian Nixon is a self-mado ac tress. And like most women of achievement, she wou'd nover mon- Hen the foot of her own volitions in fact she prefers not to talk of her- self or her career at all. The charm- ing and

and demure "littlo actress, who

was directed by John Blystone, tells

A delightful story of a sympathetic:

21 YEARS AGO

EXTRACTS FROM THE "TELEGRAPH" FILES

The following extracts are from the

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The Hon. Mr. Warren B. Barnes,

pects in a. murder tangle but they chelor, the part played by Mr. Bax.Colonial Secretary, who had only

Alexander · Kirkland and Marian sppears with Warner Baxter in the Hongkong Telegraph for Nixon in woven into the plot of "Amateur `Daddy," at the King's, week ended Nov. 4th, 1911. "Charlie Chan's Chance," the Fox Theatre, was recently forced to admit,

however, that she got her first job, The rate of the dollar. on de- Films mystery drama starting Sunday at the King's Theatre. In initiative. "Amateur Daddy," which

and every job thereafter on her own mand was 18. 10.1/168. "Charlie Chan's Chanco," Kirkland and Miss Nixon are among the sus

are absolved from suspicion by

the Colony for a fow Charlie Chan, the famed Oriental deter, who mothered a family of waits on In tective, who solve the mysterious and won himself a wife. The other months, died suddenly from heart crime and brings the real criminal players include Rita LaRoy, William failure after a practica gamo to justice by following what the New Pawley, David Landau, Joan Breslaw polo. York police and Scotland Yard do- ni Dali Kornfeld. It is based on

Mildred tectives regard as insignificant cluon.

Cram's novel, "Scotch |

"New Morals for Old.”,

High-strung, sex-mad youth and

But not until ho han experlonced Valley,"

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series of thrilling adventures and breath-taking escapes. Warner Øland, outstanding for his portrayal of

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of

Mr. H. F. Winslow was appointed Manager of the British Section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.

The revolutionary troops con-

Oriental characters, enacts the role of old-fashioned parents who refuse to tinued to score successes in China, Charlie Chan, and other prominent understand the newer freedom of the Shanghat falling into their hands. personalities in the cast include H. modern generation, provide the B. Warner, Linda Watkins, James dramatic conillet of "Now Orleans Kirkwood, Ralph Morgan and James for Old," which is showing at the

Todd,

"The Wet Parade."

Queen's Theatre, Ralph and Phyllis, n typical brother and sistor in the Average American home, want to live The chron, fervid excitement and lives of their own, unhampered by Intense drama of modern times, pro-

parental resteletions, Ralph Born vides a sensational background for his father's wall-paper business,

The Wet Parade, opening on Sun- nourishing instead a doules to go to afford listeners a pleasant evening's day at the Queen's Theatre ns one Paris and study art. Phyllis falls in entertainment. Further

of

fact that he is not free to make her

his wife. Their parenta attempt to

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Another of the delightful series of nymphonic concerts is to be given by the Peninsula Hotel on Sunday next, the programme of which comprizes an interesting selcetion of Instrumental compositiona that will no doubt particulara

and more lovenble little actress!

"The Lost Squadron,”

of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's moat i-love with Wilson and contemplates are contained in to-day's advertise- portant releases. The plcture covers running away with him despite the ment columns. three US. national periods, the war era, the war years during which the prohibition enactment was pas lay down the law and consequently well known, neither does Joseph ed, and the modern period in which there are constmt, quarrels, and re Schillraut, whose "romantic lover" grant disregard of the Inw has criminations in the household. Even-roles ive endeared him in many given rise to innumerable dramatic trally both brother and sister achieve feminine hearts, but special mention conflicts and has resulted in suck their desires bit find them as much must be made of Dorothy Bouchier who looks amazingly lovely in this typically modern phenomen as raches in their hunds, Ralph falls alm. Her acting, puise and uppear keteers, crime waves, political corn artist and is disillusioned by mte have improved beyond belief. raption, Ridnapping rings, speak disstrous love affair. When Wilson The change from "Chill to Dorothy Onally gets his disorer, Phyllis mur has certainly given us a "warmer" ensies and graft in hundreds forms. The picture strikes the pulse is him and then settles down to

they of life as it is fived in the United imeld domesticity. At last States to-day. Its episodes are such realize that freedom hasn't been

It is articu1--- as inny be read about in the daily exiting after all

A fleet of afty war-time planes, news columns and editorial pages, but the acting in this drama which as was the case of such M-G-M hits strikes an immediate responsive chord two of them formerly Blown by the as "The Big Parade" and "The Big of sympathy in the onlooker. Robert rival war aces, Nungemer and Rich- House," its great theme merely serves Young, as the son who scels an art, tofen, make dizzy Immellman turns. nir As a background to the intimate and career, offers performance which double loups, barrel rolls and per stirring love story of the plot. places him in the front ranks of the pendicular power dives in the

sequences of RKO Radio Picture "The Darathy Jordan, as the heroine, pluys screen's younger leading men.

Last Squadron tre Richard Dix which is showing at her most difficult and ambitious role

the Central in this picture, a portrayal which carrica her far from the lighter roles A film of berily, movement and stars in the picture, and is ably sup- of much earlier Alize as "Shipmates" tower, aptly describes "Carnival" the ported by Mary Astor, Joel MeRen, and "Dell Divers." Robert Young, British super-production conting to Dorothy daian and Robert Arın- who scared as the son in "The Sin the Central Theatre on Sunday next. strong. The planes used in the pro

duction of Lis spectacular story of Madelan Claudet" alan is given. Most of the sirenes are set to museolywood and the stunt aviators who far greater opportunities here as the music not deliberate, but a subtle

olitician's son who falls in love with accompaniment to the action of the risk their lives in the making of air Miss Jordan. The film's outstanding film. The acting is superb: Mathe-ictures, are ancient Bleriots Comels, and Thomas Morrises, Hanley-Pages and character portrayals are in the hands son Lung, Dorothy Bouchier of such experts na Lewis Stone, who Joseph Schildkraut all give of their Curtisses. The film is based on on

Long and best. Matheson

needs no original story by Dick Grace, author plays the Southern aristocrat,

is ton and nec stunton, Walter Huston as the ward politicina. eulogy, his powerful acting

LASI TWD

DAYS

At 2.30, 5.10,

7.15 89.30 p.m

"Carnival" at the Central."

KINGS THEATRE

Douhles the Delight of “Daddy Long Legg"!

BOOKING

AT THE THEATRE TEL. 25313

NEXT CHANGE—— SUNDAY, 6th NOV.

QUEENS THEATRE

To day & To-morrow at 2,30 5.10, 7.15 & 9.20

A Heart-touching Drama of the Youth of Today!

new morals FOR OLD

A Moun Goklayer Mayat #rum with Robert Young, Margeret Perry, Lowie Stone, Laura Hope Orawes

NEXT CHANGE-

A DRAMA OF

V

AMERICA'S GREATEST PROBLEM

THE

WET PARADE

AT THE

STAR

MATHESON LANG

DOROTHY BOUCHIER.JOSEPH SCHILDKRAUT-

IN

CARNIVAL

IT'S A BRITISH & DOMINIONS PRODUCTION

COMING SOON

The “All Quiet". of 1912.

The

Doomed Battalion"

It's a Universal Super Production. Banking at Anderson's and The Theatre.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at F'ând B. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria Hong- long.

A picture to make hearts hap- pier and romances sweeter. With the Daddy of “Daddy Long Legs" as its star!

WARNER

BAXTER

Amateur Daddy

swith

MARIAN NIXON

FOX PICTURE

SHOWING

TO-DAY AT 2.80, 5,15, 7.5&9.30 p.m.

HIS GREATEST MANHUNT! Creepy thrills. suspense..mystery

..action!

CHARLIE CHAN'S CHANCE

Warder OLAND Alexander KIRKLAND H. D. WARNER Linda Watkins Marlin Nixon Dusened by John Blystone

ORIENTAL

SHOWING TO-DAY

Something New !!

100% Cantoneso-Talking-Plature

"The TWO ORPHANS”

Featuring MISS WU SAN Entertainment Guaranteed for Cantoneso-Speaking Forsignors in this Unique Chinoso Production. ADDED ATTRACTION

Young Chinose Songstross as Ourtain-Raisors-Will Sing with antono a Aconit-animent

JOK PICTURE.

FLEMING

ROAD, WANGKAL

TEL. 28173.

NEXT CHANGE Commencing Tuen.. 8i5.

November

"The

Yellow

Ticket"

with

Lionel BARRYMORE

Elissa LANDI

The greatest par.. nda of all times. 120,000,00” mizong -goos by and can's ila shadow on the heart of Am rica!

STAR.STUDDED: Dorothy Jurdan Robert Young Lew Stone Walter Huston Jimmy Duranta -mary more

Metro-Goldryn-Mayer

"PICTURE

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW at 2.30. 5,20, 7.20 & 9,20

CRAWFORD

POSSESSED

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MAJESTIC

To-day & To-morrow at 2.30, 5,20, 7.20 & 9.20 p.m.

Doomed to Death!

...to Save the Woman her Dared to love!

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JUMBLE SALE

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 1932, 10.30 A.M..

CITY HALL

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